My daughter's name is Elena Corinne - we love it!! Elena means "light" in Greek. She is a light in our lives. :)

Saturday, March 11, 2006, 12:45 PM

Grace
Elizabeth
Madeline
Camille
Alexandra

Saturday, March 11, 2006, 8:25 PM

My daughters are named Jasmine and Autumn..

side note: DO YOUR KEGELS ! it is so important.. good luck and take care..

Saturday, March 11, 2006, 9:57 PM

Names I have always loved:

Sophia
Isabella
Nina
Simone
Arianna
Lilah
Delia
Sienna

Saturday, March 11, 2006, 11:16 PM

Rebecca

Sunday, March 12, 2006, 8:25 AM

Marta-she was my favorite in "Sound of Music"

Sunday, March 12, 2006, 4:46 PM

My daughter's name is Mikayla Grace (I would have spelled it Michaela if I'd had my way) and I get a lot of compliments on it.

Julia is a pretty name. Anna Grace. Emma Kathryn is my mother-in-law's name and I love it. I had a friend when I was young named Jaia (JAY-uh) and I always loved that name.

Sunday, March 12, 2006, 5:21 PM

Ramona

Jaice

Monday, March 13, 2006, 9:36 AM

Camryn Celeste

Monday, March 13, 2006, 1:47 PM

Isabella
Lily
Lelia

Monday, March 13, 2006, 2:24 PM

I have always liked the name Addison.

Monday, March 13, 2006, 3:40 PM

Chloe. I love it.

Monday, March 13, 2006, 4:36 PM

Laney Grace
Katherine
Mary Beth

Monday, March 13, 2006, 4:40 PM

For heavens sakes don't name your child something so crazy that they have to explain why there parents named them that. Or anything like Brandy or Mindy or anything that is any other object. I have read countless reports that the name of a baby determines their path in life, and I believe it! My parents named me and my brother so that our names couldnt be shortened... and same with my cousins and a lot of other people I know... we all went to university... none of us drink... most of us are going to be Doctors of something or already are.. I don't think its only the parenting.. I know it has to do with the name... NOT TO MENTION the name MEANING... thats HUGE... mine means Supreme and Honourably Ruler.. and a day doesnt go by that, that doesn't give me power....

Monday, March 13, 2006, 6:00 PM

Sorry I was so heated about this topic I made a few errors... I meant Honorable lol

Monday, March 13, 2006, 6:02 PM

I like Isabella too :)
or Jenna or Lilia.

Tuesday, March 14, 2006, 7:04 AM

girl names

I prefer names that are not too femanine. I think it makes your girls feel more powerful. My daghter's names are Shelby and Devin - two names that were originally boys. They have femanine middle names.

As a former teacher, there are A LOT of names I would not use because of the association of the student. (I had THREE absolutely terrible Joe's.) I can also tell you that really popular names (I taught 4 Ambers and 7 Jennifer's all in one semester) aren't ideal either. If you choose a gender neutral name, or a boy's name that you turned into a girl's name, that can be hard as well. For example, what if in your daughter's class there was a Devin (boy) and a Devin (girl). That's embarassing for both of them. Sorry to be so contradictory to other posters. Just my opinion.

Friday, March 17, 2006, 2:36 PM

I agree with the previous poster that strong, classic names can be a boost for a child in later life, and names that are too unusual or normal names with unusual spellings, while pretty and even charming for a little girl, cause many people to roll their eyes and can be a hindrance for a young woman trying to gain professional respect. maybe this is snobbish, but which sounds more professional to you: Anne or Gynnifer? A few I like: Anne (my sister's name), Charlotte (my grandmother's name), Helen, Ada, Olivia, Hannah.

I'd also recommend going back to your family tree if you can find one - my sister and I both have family names, and i feel proud to be linked to relatives my parents admired.

Friday, March 17, 2006, 3:45 PM

girl's names

Erin
Liana
Grace
Savannah
Christina

Saturday, March 18, 2006, 1:15 PM

Labor and Delivery opinion

As an RN in L&D, I hear thousands of names...here is my basic advice. DON'T be too trendy...check around and see what the most popular names are and AVOID them. DON'T use a weird spelling, AVOID gender neutral. Try simple, strong names, ones that are familiar enough (e.g. 'Karla' or 'Max') but NOT trendy or strange. If you want something odd or unique, use it as a middle name. Congratulations on your pregnancy, eat well, and enjoy this special time! Also, pay attention to movie credits...lots of interesting names in a long list! Debs